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Pearl Jam in Portland: The Oregonian's traffic report

bicyclejoebicyclejoe USA Posts: 1,203
edited September 2009 in The Porch
http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/20 ... end_t.html

And yes, I'm the writer.
My Pearl Jam Road: 10/22/90 Seattle | 12/22/90 Seattle, Moore Theater | 9/29/92 Seattle, Magnusson Park, Drop in the Park | 9/5/93 The Gorge, with Neil Young and Blind Melon | 7/20/06 Portland, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall with Sleater-Kinney | 7/22/06 The Gorge, 10/21/06 Mountain View, Shoreline Ampitheatre, Bridge School Benefit | 9/21/09 Seattle | 9/22/09 Seattle | 9/26/09 Portland, OR | 7/14/2011 Eddie Vedder, Portland, OR | 11/29/13 Portland, OR
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  • fragileblakefragileblake Posts: 716
    Cool article. I'm thinking about taking the C Tran shuutle from the salmon creek park and ride. That way I can take the 205 there, I'm thinking it might be less busy. Has anyone had any experience doing that?
    http://blakepnw.blogspot.com/
  • bicyclejoebicyclejoe USA Posts: 1,203
    fragileblake wrote:
    Cool article. I'm thinking about taking the C Tran shuutle from the salmon creek park and ride. That way I can take the 205 there, I'm thinking it might be less busy. Has anyone had any experience doing that?


    Hmmm. Sounds like a good alternative. Mind chatting with me Monday for my follow-up article on traffic at the PJ show and how people managed to get around the mess?
    My Pearl Jam Road: 10/22/90 Seattle | 12/22/90 Seattle, Moore Theater | 9/29/92 Seattle, Magnusson Park, Drop in the Park | 9/5/93 The Gorge, with Neil Young and Blind Melon | 7/20/06 Portland, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall with Sleater-Kinney | 7/22/06 The Gorge, 10/21/06 Mountain View, Shoreline Ampitheatre, Bridge School Benefit | 9/21/09 Seattle | 9/22/09 Seattle | 9/26/09 Portland, OR | 7/14/2011 Eddie Vedder, Portland, OR | 11/29/13 Portland, OR
  • fragileblakefragileblake Posts: 716
    Absolutely. I've used the shuttle service that the White River Amphitheater provides so I'm hoping this is a similar experience, not a huge wait getting out of the shows. If only we had a 12 lane I5 bridge then none of this would be a concern.......Until we needed to build 4 nore lanes going each way.
    http://blakepnw.blogspot.com/
  • P-Town-P-Jam-FanP-Town-P-Jam-Fan Posts: 930
    Nice work Joe. Thats bringing it! I'll be curious if they have bicycle racks as well...probably not because of the rural setting. I actually work for the company in Portland that makes most all of the bicycle racks for the city. I'm pretty sure we have not provided any racks to the amphetheater. Good luck! I was wondering if any locals thought about parking their cars at the pre-party lot @ jollies and bringing their bikes for the rest of the way. I would of been interested in doing that, but the plan developed late and I already paid for premier parking.

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  • bicyclejoebicyclejoe USA Posts: 1,203
    fragileblake wrote:
    Absolutely. I've used the shuttle service that the White River Amphitheater provides so I'm hoping this is a similar experience, not a huge wait getting out of the shows. If only we had a 12 lane I5 bridge then none of this would be a concern.......Until we needed to build 4 nore lanes going each way.


    Actually, the 12-lane bridge wouldn't matter. The problem is the bottleneck at the venue. One way in and one way out.
    My Pearl Jam Road: 10/22/90 Seattle | 12/22/90 Seattle, Moore Theater | 9/29/92 Seattle, Magnusson Park, Drop in the Park | 9/5/93 The Gorge, with Neil Young and Blind Melon | 7/20/06 Portland, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall with Sleater-Kinney | 7/22/06 The Gorge, 10/21/06 Mountain View, Shoreline Ampitheatre, Bridge School Benefit | 9/21/09 Seattle | 9/22/09 Seattle | 9/26/09 Portland, OR | 7/14/2011 Eddie Vedder, Portland, OR | 11/29/13 Portland, OR
  • bicyclejoebicyclejoe USA Posts: 1,203
    Packing the bike bags for the ride. How's everyone else getting to tonight's show. Hint: If you're driving, the sooner you get there, the longer it will take to get out.
    My Pearl Jam Road: 10/22/90 Seattle | 12/22/90 Seattle, Moore Theater | 9/29/92 Seattle, Magnusson Park, Drop in the Park | 9/5/93 The Gorge, with Neil Young and Blind Melon | 7/20/06 Portland, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall with Sleater-Kinney | 7/22/06 The Gorge, 10/21/06 Mountain View, Shoreline Ampitheatre, Bridge School Benefit | 9/21/09 Seattle | 9/22/09 Seattle | 9/26/09 Portland, OR | 7/14/2011 Eddie Vedder, Portland, OR | 11/29/13 Portland, OR
  • bicyclejoebicyclejoe USA Posts: 1,203
    How long did it take everyone to get out of the parking lost last night?
    The bike plan worked perfectly. We rolled out of the parking lot, past the line up of cars and an unbelievably long line for the C-Tran shuttle, took a couple back roads under the glimmering stars and half moon to our parked car and were home within 15 minutes.

    I'll post a link to my full report and show review on my blog on Monday.
    My Pearl Jam Road: 10/22/90 Seattle | 12/22/90 Seattle, Moore Theater | 9/29/92 Seattle, Magnusson Park, Drop in the Park | 9/5/93 The Gorge, with Neil Young and Blind Melon | 7/20/06 Portland, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall with Sleater-Kinney | 7/22/06 The Gorge, 10/21/06 Mountain View, Shoreline Ampitheatre, Bridge School Benefit | 9/21/09 Seattle | 9/22/09 Seattle | 9/26/09 Portland, OR | 7/14/2011 Eddie Vedder, Portland, OR | 11/29/13 Portland, OR
  • oconnboconnb Posts: 4
    We got there early and parked towards the front... big mistake.
    We literally sat in our car for 1hr 20mins and only moved 3 car lengths until they emptied all of the other parking lots before letting ours instead, say, doing every other car. what a waste. terribly managed and bad for the environment.
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